Ice Dancer

Gallery: AvianPosted January 5, 2013327 views17 comments

Bosque del Apache, 1/1/13

12 degrees at 7 am, and the cranes had to peck their way out of the ice encasing their legs after standing in sub-zero weather and ice water all night. I honestly don't know how they survive this, night after night.

Note the residual ice collar around each leg.

D800
500mm
1/2500 sec, f/5.6
Mode: Av
Metering: Spot
ISO: 1200
AF mode: AF-C
White balance: AUTO1
Hand-held

Comments

17 comments

Comment posted by John Tobias on January 5, 2013 at 8:34 AM

Good capture of the action and the situation. Great sharpness, eyes are impressive. Thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by Jefferson Silva on January 5, 2013 at 8:54 AM

Amazing light and details. Very nice shot!

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Comment posted by Roger Kirchen on January 5, 2013 at 9:24 AM

Definitely should be viewed large. Sharp details and excellent timing. Love that detail of the ice rings on the legs. Sweet light.

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Comment posted by John Neukirch on January 5, 2013 at 10:12 AM

Very cool shot (no pun intended). When you get a capture like this I guess it makes the frozen fingers worth it.

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Comment posted by Keith Bauer on January 5, 2013 at 12:15 PM

Sandy: A very nice capture of the ankle bracelets that happen at the refuge. I would have enjoyed coming down to the refuge and shooting with you, but I was out of town. Nice image.

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Comment posted by Patrick O'Healy on January 5, 2013 at 1:57 PM

Stunning

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Comment posted by Verdon on January 5, 2013 at 2:17 PM

awesome shot, great pose and detail, love the ice jewelry ,well well done

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Comment posted by Dottie Short on January 5, 2013 at 2:38 PM

Well this is just spectacular. Nice takeoff with the splashing water. The light is beautiful and so sharp. Looking forward to seeing more of your Bosque images.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on January 5, 2013 at 4:59 PM

Beautiful, Sandy. Great light and pose.

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Comment posted by Tjie Poo on January 5, 2013 at 5:14 PM

Spectacular shot. Great timing. I love it !!

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Comment posted by Carol Nichols on January 5, 2013 at 7:09 PM

What a terrific action shot Sandy. I love the ice collars!

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Comment posted by Jerry Marella on January 5, 2013 at 7:51 PM

Amazing shot and story, Sandy.

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Comment posted by Mike Ramy on January 5, 2013 at 9:55 PM

Outstanding Sandy . . .

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Comment posted by Basri Akcasoy on January 6, 2013 at 1:55 PM

Larger one shows much better the excellency of the capture. TFS.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on January 7, 2013 at 10:31 AM

The ice bracelets on the legs are very interesting and tell the story.

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Comment posted by Don Westbrook on January 7, 2013 at 4:04 PM

Totally amazing. And hand held in that much cold! I would have been shivering more than any IS system could compensate for.

Don Westbrook
Newark MD

Registered on January 4, 2013, 11 Posts, 332 Comments

Comment posted by Rob Drummond on January 8, 2013 at 1:11 AM

Lovely setting and light Sandy

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